Catalunya MotoGP test
DUCATI MARLBORO MEN GIVE GP6 FIRST EUROPEAN OUTING
Ducati Marlboro Team riders Sete Gibernau and Loris Capirossi
gave the Desmosedici GP6 its first European outing at Catalunya
today, continuing the good work so far completed in Australia
and Malaysia.
In pleasantly mild conditions, with track temperature reaching
27 degrees this afternoon, the pair focused on engine-braking
set-up and evaluating Bridgestone's latest tyres. Also on
track here is test rider Vittoriano Guareschi and the Development
Team. Gibernau, Capirossi and Guareschi continue testing here
over the next two days and on Sunday take part in the officially
timed practice session, the traditional hors d'oeuvre to the
World Championship which commences at Jerez on March 26.
FILIPPO PREZIOSI, Ducati Corse director
"We're happy because Bridgestone have made good progress
at this track. Today we did a lot of work on the engine-braking
system, working with software, that's why Sete and Loris didn't
get to ride any really fast laps. We hope the good weather
continues over the next two days because today's conditions
were better than we had expected for this time of year."
SETE GIBERNAU, 63 laps, 7th fastest, 1m 44.556s
"We've gone through a lot of stuff today, so we are more
or less where I thought we'd be. Bridgestone have done a good
job here, they've brought a lot of different tyres and we've
found a good direction with both the front and the rear. As
far as the bike goes, we're still working to create a good
base set-up. Right now, we don't have one. We want to create
a base here, confirm it during next week's Jerez tests, then
keep it through the year. We ran into a few engine-braking
problems today but the team did a good job finding their way
out of that. We have a way to go, we've got to keep our heads
down, but both Bridgestone and the Team are doing a good job."
LORIS CAPIROSSI, 71 laps, 14th fastest, 1m 45.253s
"Today we worked on a few things, we had to sort a small
problem with the engine-braking, that's why we didn't go any
quicker, because we were concentrating on fixing the engine-braking,
rather than working on a bike set-up to that would give us
faster lap times. It's never easy to find a good set-up but
we still have two more days here, so I'm happy with what we've
done so far. Bridgestone have done some good work. Their latest
front tyre is a big improvement over what we had here last
year. The front is good now and the rear is not so bad, they've
done well."
Temperatures: Ambient: 19 degrees. Track: 27 degrees
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